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> Skydiving Fatalities: 2008: North America: Hard landing while making a low turn

Hard landing while making a low turn

  Location   Jump Information
Date: 2008-04-27 Category: Landing Search for Landing
Country: Canada Search for Canada Factors: Low Turn Search for Low Turn
State: Ontario Jump Type: Solo Search for Solo
Drop Zone: Skydive SWOOP    
  Gear   Personal Information
Container: Vector III Sex: Male
Main: Velocity Age:
Reserve: Jumps: 2100
AAD: Years in Sport:
RSL:    
Description
Solo hop'n'pop, miscalculated landing approach, hard impact to lower body, then to the neck.
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